Ship

Los agentes no permitieron que Pavel Talankin llevara la estatuilla de Mr Nobody Against Putin en un vuelo desde Nueva York. Regístrese en el correo electrónico de Breaking News US para recibir alertas del boletín en su bandeja de entrada. La estatuilla del Oscar perteneciente a Pavel Talankin, estrella y codirector del documental ganador del premio de la Academia Mr Nobody Against Putin, ha desaparecido después de que funcionarios del aeropuerto John F Kennedy de Nueva York la confiscaran antes de que abordara un vuelo, alegando que podría utilizarse como arma. Talankin, cuya documentación sobre la maquinaria de propaganda de Rusia en las escuelas primarias obtuvo reconocimiento internacional, dijo a Deadline que ha llevado la estatuilla en varios vuelos sin incidentes. Pero cuando llegó a la terminal 1 del JFK el miércoles por la mañana, los agentes de la Transportation Security Administration (TSA) dijeron que no podía llevar el trofeo de 8,5 libras a bordo porque representaba un riesgo de seguridad. Continuar leyendo...

La ex viceprimera ministra ha mantenido un equilibrio entre la lealtad y el intervencionismo desde que dimitió el pasado septiembre. Han pasado casi ocho meses desde que Angela Rayner dejó el gabinete debido a sus asuntos fiscales, pero algunos podrían argumentar que su influencia en el gobierno no ha desaparecido. Y pronto podría regresar, ya sea como la salvadora de Keir Starmer o, tal vez, como su usurpadora. Existe una creciente especulación de que el primer ministro podría llevar a cabo una remodelación a pequeña escala, principalmente para reincorporar a Rayner, su antigua número dos y uno de los pesos pesados políticos del Labour. Continuar leyendo...

• La Federal Reserve votó el miércoles a favor de mantener la federal funds rate de referencia sin cambios en el rango de 3.5% a 3.75%, citando preocupaciones sobre el aumento de la inflación en medio de la guerra en Iran. • Esto marca la continuación de la pausa de la Fed en los ajustes de tasas tras tres cortes sucesivos de 25-basis-point en septiembre, octubre y diciembre de 2025. • El Chairman de la Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, tiene previsto ofrecer una rueda de prensa a las 2:30 p.m. ET para discutir la decisión, lo que marcaría su interest-rate announcement final como chair de la Federal Reserve.

Sophie Corcoran desafía a 10,000 Interns Foundation, que trabaja con personas de grupos subrepresentados. Una influencer llevará a los tribunales a una organización benéfica que organiza pasantías para personas negras y de minorías étnicas porque no organizan programas para personas blancas. Sophie Corcoran, comentarista de GB News, solicitó un programa que la 10,000 Interns Foundation estaba llevando a cabo con el Bar Council. Dijo que se sintió “conmocionada al descubrir que el programa está restringido a solicitantes de un origen racial específico”. Continuar leyendo...

• El presidente Donald Trump y el rey Carlos pronunciaron declaraciones conjuntas sobre la histórica 'relación especial' entre los EE. UU. y el Reino Unido. • La discusión se produjo en medio de los preparativos para las celebraciones del 250.º aniversario de los Estados Unidos. • El discurso del rey ante el US Congress incluyó mensajes con carga política, lo que provocó análisis sobre sus implicaciones para Trump.

El presidente de EE. UU. afirma que los estadounidenses ‘no han tenido amigos más cercanos que los británicos’ en medio de las recientes tensiones entre ambas naciones Donald Trump ha elogiado la “relación especial” entre EE. UU. y el Reino Unido, al organizar una bienvenida militar ceremonial para Carlos y Camila en la Casa Blanca. En un contexto de recientes tensiones entre Londres y Washington, el presidente de EE. UU., hablando en el segundo día de la visita de Estado del rey Carlos, declaró: “En los siglos transcurridos desde que ganamos nuestra independencia, los estadounidenses no han tenido amigos más cercanos que los británicos”. Continuar leyendo...

• Los automovilistas se ven obligados a hacer colas de hasta seis horas para obtener combustible o pagar más en el mercado negro, mientras que los agricultores carecen de combustible para operar maquinaria y cosechar cultivos.

One Nation supera a la Coalition por primera vez, mientras que la líder del partido populista de derecha tiene una calificación positiva entre todos los grupos de edad

• La transición y el traspaso legal del hospital del operador privado Healthscope a NSW Health se llevará a cabo a las 7:00 a. m. del miércoles • Siga nuestro blog en vivo de noticias de Australia para obtener las últimas actualizaciones • Obtenga nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, la aplicación gratuita o el podcast de noticias diario

El ex jefe de gabinete que ayudó a sacar a Mandelson de las sombras del Labour para el puesto en Washington deberá responder ante los parlamentarios sobre el proceso de selección. Como ocurre con muchas historias del Labour, tanto la de Peter Mandelson como la de Morgan McSweeney comienzan en el ayuntamiento de Lambeth. Mandelson tenía veintitantos años. Era 1979 y era un nuevo concejal bajo el liderazgo de "Red" Ted Knight. Llegó a despreciar al partido local, describiendo el liderazgo del Labour en Lambeth como aquel que "contribuía muy poco al desarrollo económico del sur de Londres, y que en su lugar politizaba todo, atacaba a la policía y al gobierno Tory, y llevaba al ayuntamiento a la quiebra". Continuar leyendo...

El primer ministro se enfrenta a una investigación de estándares sobre el asunto Mandelson y al testimonio de Morgan McSweeney

El canciller de Alemania sugiere que la administración de Trump está siendo superada en la mesa de negociaciones por Teherán

• UN International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated that the blockading of ships in the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran conflict has turned international shipping and seafarers into leverage in geopolitical disputes. • The crisis highlights how vessels and crews, not involved in the conflict, are being caught up in hostilities between the United States and Iran, disrupting global trade routes. • This development underscores critical weaknesses in global shipping networks, potentially leading to supply chain disruptions, higher costs, and risks to maritime security worldwide.

• China's military conducted unannounced exercises Friday involving naval destroyers and fighter jets near Taiwan's east coast, hours after the US approved a $619 million weapons package for the self-governing island, defense officials on both sides confirmed. • The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued formal diplomatic protests, characterizing the US arms sale as a violation of the one-China principle and warning of "serious consequences" for continued military support to Taiwan. • Taiwan's defense ministry said it is prepared to defend against any military aggression and praised the US commitment; regional analysts warned the escalating military posturing raises risks of unintended conflict.

Sabrina Crawford among those refused because of rule change, which now also affects children of immigrants born in ItalyIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last year, only those with a parent or grandparent who was an Italian citizen at birth, and who did not take on dual nationality, are eligible to apply. Continue reading...

• U.S. Men's National Team fell 3-2 in overtime to Czechia on April 22 in preliminary round of IIHF World Championship. • Goals by American forwards kept game close, but Czechia netted winner late. • Team USA advances to face next opponent Friday, aiming for quarterfinal berth.

• OpenAI and Microsoft announced an expanded cybersecurity partnership aimed at combating emerging cyber threats in the AI era. • The two companies plan to deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security capabilities across their platforms. • This collaboration reflects the growing recognition that AI-powered security solutions are essential to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six monthsMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz,” adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear who was in charge.But the US president’s claim seemed questionable in the face of the seizure of two container ships by Iranian commandos and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines. Continue reading...

John Phelan firing caused by poor relationship with Pete Hegseth and slow movement on shipbuilding, sources sayThe Trump administration fired its top naval official on Wednesday in a move unrelated to the ongoing naval blockade of Iran’s strait of Hormuz, but instead over over an internal dispute about shipbuilding.The Pentagon confirmed that John Phelan, who ran a private investment fund in Florida and was a Donald Trump donor, had been ousted as the navy secretary. His departure – the first of any service secretary in the Trump administration – came in the same week Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two container ships in the strait of Hormuz, claiming maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores. Continue reading...

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a 16-year-old apprentice as an “independent worker” who no longer requires parental support. As a result, the parents’ child benefit and child and disability elements of universal credit are withdrawn. Continue reading...

Standoff between Iran and US continues as both impose blockades of critical shipping waterway Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz, as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets.The standoff over the narrow waterway – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passed through during peacetime – raised doubts about whether stalled peace negotiations would resume. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starship completed its 15th integrated flight test on April 21, achieving full-stack booster catch at Starbase, Texas, and a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean for the Super Heavy upper stage. • The mission marked the first successful reentry and splashdown of Starship with active thermal management systems, demonstrating technological readiness for crewed lunar missions planned for 2027. • Flight duration extended to 68 minutes with multiple payload bay experiments conducted, including deployment of prototype satellite constellations and in-space refueling demonstrations.

• Wolverhampton Wanderers were mathematically relegated from the Premier League to the Championship on Monday, ending their eight-year tenure in England's top flight. • The relegation was confirmed after Wolves' goalless draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, with West Ham's result sealing their fate. • The demotion marks a significant setback for the club, which will compete in the second tier starting next season.

• US naval forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to label the action as 'bullying behaviour' and 'act of piracy'. • The operation occurred two days before a two-week ceasefire with Iran was set to expire, amid fragile diplomatic efforts and threats of retaliation. • Tehran insists on securing freedom of navigation in the strait, vital for one-fifth of global oil trade, before engaging in US talks, heightening energy security risks.

• Iran launched drone attacks targeting US warships in retaliation for the seizure of an Iranian cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. • The strikes mark a sharp escalation, with both sides issuing warnings as a fragile ceasefire nears expiry and diplomacy falters. • Fears mount of wider regional conflict disrupting global oil flows through the world's critical waterway.

Despite his explanation and the need for political stability, the PM is still unpopular – and Olly Robbins has yet to give his side of the storyLabour MPs frustrated with the lack of a clear mission from Keir Starmer’s No 10 have often urged the prime minister to be more forceful in his arguments, to prosecute his values, to find an enemy to define himself against.The prime minister has found one: Olly Robbins. Starmer prosecuted his case against the former Foreign Office chief on Monday with the vigour of his former life at the bar. Continue reading...